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γ-Butyrolactone

CAS Registry Number®

96-48-0

CAS Name

γ-Butyrolactone

Molecular Formula

C4H6O2

Molecular Mass

86.09

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    204 °C @ Press: 760 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    -43.53 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.1284 g/cm³ @ Temp: 16 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H6O2/c5-4-2-1-3-6-4/h1-3H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=YEJRWHAVMIAJKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O=C1CCCO1

Canonical SMILES

O=C1OCCC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-
  • Dihydro-2(3H)-furanone
  • NIH 10540
  • γ-BL
  • Butyrolactone

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

187997-16-6

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